With a background in audiovisual techniques and over 20 years of experience, director Ricardo Gonçalves leads the audiovisual department at WL Partners Innovation. With versatile skills, his work reflects a great sensitivity in capturing people and telling stories.
Recently, he has directed videos for United World Colleges, the documentary series “Marcas com História” (CNN Portugal), and a 13 – episode documentary series on “Reservas da Biosfera Portuguesa” (RTP). He also directed Altice Portugal advertising to promote 5G and took on the direction of several films for the digital launch campaign of CNN Portugal. Notable achievements include directing the Eurovision 2018 Postcards (RTP1), one of the most-watched television events globally.
In 2019, with “Atel ier d’ Arquitetura” (RTP2), a series of 26 documentaries dedicated to Portuguese contemporary architecture and design, the director brought together various perspectives – from Nadir Afonso to Siza Vieira, Souto de Moura, and the Aires Mateus brothers.
Ri cardo Gonçalves was also part of the team behind the documentary series “Príncipes do Nada” (RTP1), focused on the theme of refugees. In the entertainment realm, he contributed to various projects.
During his years in Luanda (Angola), where he worked exte nsively, he was involved in creating tv shows for Channel 1 and Channel 2 of TPA (Televisão Pública de Angola). He also developed the documentary series “Caminhos para a Paz,” a Globo/TPA production about the Angolan civil war.
Ricardo has training in ci nematography and art direction, with a background that includes time at the advertising agency Grey.
